1. The “Himalayan Raw & Fine Journey of a Lifetime to Japan” contest (herein after referred to as the “said Contest”) is organized jointly by Conde Nast (India) Private Limited (hereinafter referred to as “CNI” and / or “Conde Nast India” and/or “Conde Nast Traveller India”) , and Himalayan Sparkling. By participating in the Contest, the participant (“you”) agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

2. The said Contest gives 1 (one) winner a chance to travel to Japan on a culinary tour (“said Trip/Prize”).

3. The said Trip shall be executed through a third-party agency.

4. To participate in the said Contest you will have to adhere to the following Terms and Conditions:

(i) You will be required to submit a short essay on why you should win and answer a series of relevant questions. (ii) You will be required to submit a letter of recommendation from a well-known person in the hospitality industry who can attest to your merit. (iii) Over and above this, you must submit a video regarding the subject matter along with the essay and letter.

5. With regard to the said Trip/said Prize:

(i) All participants shall ensure that they shall be available to go on the said Trip between 30th July, 2019 and 5th August, 2019, failing which they shall not be eligible to become the Winner of the said Contest. (ii) All travel, visas, stay, culinary tour cost, lodging and boarding, incurred in Japan by the winner shall be borne by Himalayan Sparkling, however, any other additional expenses, including any other facilities availed by the winner at the hotel or during the said Trip shall be excluded and shall not be borne by CNI and/or Himalayan Sparkling. (iii) Visas shall be procured subject to submission of valid documents by the Winner and CNI/Himalayan Sparkling shall not be responsible if the visas are rejected on account of which the Winner cannot claim the Prize and the Winner cannot have any claim or recourse in this regard. (iv) The flight ticket shall be inclusive of the applicable taxes. The same may or may not be a direct flight and shall be chosen as per CNI and/or Himalayan Sparkling’s discretion. (v) The Winner shall take proper precautions and shall be solely responsible for any food allergies, food restrictions or any other health issues which the Winner may have and/or anything which may restrict the Winner from claiming the said Prize and CNI shall not be accountable and/or liable for the same. (vi) The Winner shall integrate the brand ‘Himalayan Sparkling’ and its philosophy, viz. Raw & Fine in the content captured during the said Trip. The content should highlight the entire experience of the said Trip in Japan by the Winner, i.e. 5 Instagram stories each day, tagging CNT & Himalayan Sparkling on social media about the highlights of the day and what made it special. Towards the end of the experience, one final video to be posted (vii) The Winner shall upload such content on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter as per CNI’s discretion and the winner will have to tag relevant CNI ,Conde Nast Traveller India & Himalayan handles and use hashtags provided for the said Trip. Additionally, CNI shall have the rights to upload such content on CNI’s social media handle’s as per CNI’s discretion. All IPR in all content including photos, videos, sound recordings or any material created by the winner during the said Trip shall solely vest in CNI in perpetuity for the territory of the entire world without any consideration payable to the Winner.

6. Upon return from the said Trip the Winner shall: a. Create 5 (five) recipes inspired by the said Trip b. Be available at their restaurant/venue for 1 (one) day to shoot the preparation of the 5 (five) dishes as per the recipes created for the same. c. The date of the shoot shall be mutually agreed upon by CNI/ Himalayan Sparkling and the Winner. All permissions to shoot at the restaurant/venue will have to be procured by the winner solely at his/her own costs and expenses.

7. These Terms and Conditions shall be applicable and binding upon the Winner.

8. The travel dates for the trip are between 30th July, 2019 and 5th August, 2019 and cannot be changed under any circumstance whatsoever. In the event that the Winner is not available for these travel dates, he will be disqualified at CNI’s discretion

9. The entries must be submitted by the participant himself/herself and must meet the criteria set out hereinabove.

10. The said Contest shall run for a period of 2 (two) weeks from the date of first uploading the same. The last day and time to participate in the said Contest shall be 11.59pm, 7th July.

11. Conde Nast Traveller India shall shortlist candidates based on the content of the entries submitted. Thereafter, a jury of 5 (five) judges shall review the entries submitted by the shortlisted candidates and shall thereafter pick a final winner. The winner shall be announced by CNI through social media handles of CNI, post which the Winner shall be contacted through e-mail.

12. The decision of CNI / Himalayan Sparkling in this regard shall be final and binding on all participants and no correspondence will be entered into or entertained be either CNI and/or Himalayan Sparkling.

13. By registering for and/or participating in the said Contest, you are deemed to have accepted the Terms and Conditions hereof and agree that the same shall be binding upon you unconditionally.

14. You must ensure that the information provided by you is authentic and accurate and not fabricated, and shall not contain any unauthorized third-party information.

15. The participation in the said Contest is deemed to be voluntarily supplied and the personal information provided in relation thereto is deemed to be non-confidential, which hereby discharges all obligations of confidentiality. CNI shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose and distribute this information to third parties without limitation.

16. CNI is not liable in any manner whatsoever for the failure of disclosure winners due to inaccurate, fabricated and incorrect information provided by the participants.

17. Participants who provide inaccurate, fabricated and incorrect information shall be solely responsible for any losses and damages suffered by CNI and/or any third party.

18. Winner shall note that the Prize is non-refundable, non-transferable and not exchangeable for cash, credit and/or kind either in part or in full. The Prize cannot be sold or bartered in any manner whatsoever.

19. The Winner is deemed to have read these Terms and Conditions and is deemed to have understood and accept the same as binding upon the Winner.

20. The said Contest is open to all the citizens of India, provided that the participant(s) shall be at least 18 years or above at the time of participation and that CNI may demand a valid proof regarding the same.

21. CNI is committed to operating a fair and consistent Contest. CNI reserves the right to replace any Winner if he/she is disqualified by CNI and/or does not acknowledge its prize within 1 (one) week of declaration thereof by CNI. All eligible contestants who fulfill the contest mechanics are accepted only once.

22. The said Contest is not open to anyone associated with Conde Nast (India) Private Ltd., Himalayan Sparkling and/or anyone associated with the third-party tour agency and/or any of either of its associated companies.

23. CNI reserves its right to pursue legal action against any participant believed to have undertaken fraudulent activities or other activities harmful to the said Contest, the entry submission process or to be acting in violation of the Information Technology Act, 2008 (as amended) or any other law or regulation.

24. None of the provisions of these Terms and Conditions shall be deemed to constitute a partnership or agency between the participant(s) and CNI and the participant(s) shall have no authority to bind CNI in any manner whatsoever.

25. CNI reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions without prior notice to the participant(s).

26. The amended Terms and Conditions, if any, will be posted on the ‘cntravellerindia’ account from time to time, all participants are requested to keep themselves updated with the same.

27. To the fullest extent permitted by law, CNI hereby excludes all warranties, representations, covenants and liability (whether express or implied) regarding the said Contest.

28. CNI is entitled to claim damages from the Winner in the event that the Winner fails to create or upload content or comply with any post trip deliverables as may be expected from the Winner ,as stated hereunder.

29. CNI and Himalayan Sparkling shall not be held liable for (i) any delay in performing or partial or total failure to perform any of their obligations to the winner under these Terms and Conditions if such delay or failure is caused by circumstances beyond the reasonable control of CNI; or (ii) delays, changes, cancellations, diversions howsoever caused including without limitation as a result of war, terrorist action or strikes, accidents, fire, flood, non-availability of tickets ,room, hotels, culinary tour; or (iii) for any loss, damage to property, personal injury, or death resulting from or related to participant’s participation and/or consumption of any kind of food during the culinary tour or inability to participate in this Contest, or the use, misuse or inability to use the Prize or any portion thereof.

30. Intellectual Property Rights: (a) All rights, title and interest, including but not limited to the Intellectual Property Rights in the promotional material(s) and any/all registrations received shall vest solely and exclusively with CNI at all times and CNI or any other of the CNI Group Companies, affiliates and subsidiaries shall be entitled to use the articles, database, material of the entries received or any information in any media for future promotional, marketing and publicity purpose without any further reference or payment or compensation to you as a participant; (b) Participants shall not be entitled to use the original post of CNI pertaining to this Contest for any other purposes but the purpose enlisted in these Terms and Conditions, and shall not be entitled to commercialize or derive profits from the post; and (c) Participants shall be solely responsible for any consequences which may arise due to any kind of infringement of copyrights or any kind of intellectual property rights belonging to any other person/ entity etc. and also undertake to indemnify CNI and its officers, directors, employees etc on the happening of such an event (including without limitation cost of attorney, legal charges etc.) on full indemnity basis.

31. Disclaimers:

a. CNI, its group companies and sub-contractors do not accept any responsibility whatsoever for any technical failure or malfunction or any other problem in any network, system, server, provider or otherwise which may result in any vote being lost or not properly registered or recorded. b. Nothing contained herein amounts to a commitment or representation by the CNI to conduct further or other such contest. c. CNI accepts no liability for any errors or omissions, whether on behalf of itself or any third parties. d. In no event shall CNI be liable for losses or any incidental or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with the said Contest. CNI shall not be responsible for any product or service liability of any kind e. CNI offers no express or implied warranty regarding the merchantability and/or fitness of the Prize and/or does not give any assurance for the experience by availing the Prize. f. CNI has no control over and is not responsible if for any reason/s whatsoever, if the said Prize cannot be availed/redeemed for any reason whatsoever including denial of Visa by the concerned authority and in no event shall CNI be liable for any losses or any incidental or consequential damages whatsoever caused to the winner/s due to the same. g. CNI shall not be responsible for the delay/inability/non-conformability of Himalayan Sparkling in providing the said Prize as per these Terms and Conditions.

32. Jurisdiction:

(i) These Terms and Conditions/Agreement are subject to the laws of India. All disputes, differences and claims arising out of the same shall be subject to the laws of India. (ii) You hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Mumbai, India in all disputes arising out of or relating to your participation in the said Contest or to your use of CNI/Himalayan Sparkling and any of the Terms and Conditions set out therein.

Declaration:

I certify that the submitted information is true and accurate and has been cross checked prior to submission. I understand that I am applying for the CNT & Himalayan Sparkling Top Restaurant Awards Culinary Tour Contest. I understand that CNI may disclose information about me (and where applicable my business) to CNI employees and other individuals who will participate in the selection of winners at the CNT & Himalayan Sparkling Top Restaurant Awards Culinary Tour Contest. I also understand that if I am chosen to win the CNT & Himalayan Sparkling Top Restaurant Awards Culinary Tour Contest, CNI will disclose information to the media, and other stakeholders in the awards, announcing this award’s recipient and providing some background information on the recipient. By signing this form, I agree and consent to CNI’s disclosure of information supporting my application for CNT & Himalayan Sparkling Top Restaurant Awards Culinary Tour Contest to those persons involved in the selection process of the same, if I were to win, to the media and the public. This consent is given with the understanding that disclosure will be limited to the information relevant to my application for the CNT & Himalayan Sparkling Top Restaurant Awards Culinary Tour Contest, where applicable, and for the purpose of the selection process and publication of award winners. I also fully agree, on behalf of myself, heirs, executors, officers, directors, employees, investors, stockholders, administrators and assigns. I agree and give my authorisation and consent.

The applicants indemnify CNI, its employees, officers, process advisors, knowledge partners, contractors or other persons used by them in relation to these awards and hold them harmless against any loss, claim, demands, costs, damages, judgments, expenses or liability (including legal costs) arising out of or in connection with any or all claims, that may be brought against the award management by any third party in connection with their participation in or winning the awards, which is inconsistent with any of the warranties and representations made by the participants, or due to breach of these terms and shall reimburse CNI for any loss, costs, expense, or damage to which said indemnity applies. CNI shall give the applicant prompt written notice of any claim or actions covered by this indemnity, and the applicant shall have the right, at its own expense, to participate in any such action.